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Welcome to my blog. It is updated weekly with pictures and projects from our homeschool - maybe you can find something to inspire you :) I have a (no longer updated) materials page elsewhere on my website and will, occasionally, post my homemade materials in this blog.

I'm married to Tim (delivery driver and gorgeous musician), have 2 daughters, live on the south coast of the UK and have 1 aging cat (Hemmingway or Hemmy for short). I love reading, yoga, crafts, baking, daft old comedies, music and teaching.

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Nature Detectives

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Monday, April 19, 2010

Still working!

Website still under construction - really hoping to get it unveiled soon!

In the meantime, we've been carrying on with the homeschooling - done lots of nature study (collecting feathers, sprouting seeds, pressing flowers and so on) and April has been working her way through the Starfall readers and workbooks.

April has also got on to using the addition and subtraction strip boards - she was very excited about these new materials! :)

Here she is doing addition (oh, and I know that sometimes our pics show the materials maybe not being used in EXACTLY the way they "should" but that's ok isn't it? :) ) This board is one of my own pdf files (which will be available in the shop ONCE it's done!)

 

 

And here is the subtraction strip board (we made a version of the Teaching Montessori in the Home ones) I will be doing a pdf of this but this one is made from cardboard with hadwritten numbers. Look at that concentration! :)

Now Rosie - working on grammar - we're currently reviewing adverbs and prepositions. The grammar Montessori materials are some of my favourites - I just love how those symbols help you remember the different parts of speech! Again, I do sell the printables for the grammar (they're still currently in the Lulu store - see link at top of page - until I get them in the new shop). At home we use the printables AND these craft foam ones.

Apart from this sort of work we've been outside lots enjoying the absolutely gorgeous weather we've been having - can't be indoors too much when there's blue sky and sunshine outside! :)